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Shellfish Allergy Diet

General guidelines for shellfish allergy

The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid all foods or products containing the food to which you are allergic. If you are allergic to shellfish, you will need to avoid foods that contain shellfish. To do this, it is necessary to read food labels.

How to read a label for a shellfish-free diet

Be sure to avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

Abalone

Clams, such as cherrystone, littleneck, pismo, and quahog

Crab

Crawfish, crayfish, écrevisse

Lobster, langouste, langoustine, scampi, coral, tomalley

Mollusks

Mussels

Squid, snail

Oysters

Octopus

Scallops

Shrimp, prawns, crevette

These foods may contain shellfish:

Bouillabaisse

Cuttlefish ink

Fish stock

Seafood flavoring

Glucosamine

Seafood flavoring

Surimi

It is important to remember:

In a restaurant, any food may be cross-contaminated with fish or shellfish.

Stay away from steam tables or buffets with seafood to avoid the cooking vapors.

Some allergic individuals will react to cooking odors or from touching fish or shellfish.

Always carry self-injecting epinephrine (or an Epi-pen), Make sure you and those close to you know how to use it.